Back from the Brink of Bankruptcy

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Eric Papenfuse

Posted

Mar 19, 2018

Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse tells host Jill Horner how the City of Harrisburg is seeing a dramatic financial turnaround after being on the brink of bankruptcy, describes some of the projects for downtown and beyond and a surplus fund for infrastructure. www.harrisburgpa.gov

Hosted by: Jill Horner Produced by: Keystone Newsmakers Team

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